Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to provide information to assist you in better understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations. We encourage you to read this MD&A in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the period ended March 31, 2026 included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the information under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” elsewhere in this report. References to the words “we,” “our,” “us,” and the “Company” in this report refer to NovoCure Limited, including its consolidated subsidiaries.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), in preparing our financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We develop and periodically change these estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The critical accounting policies requiring estimates, assumptions and judgments that we believe have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the "2025 10-K"). For additional information, see Note 1 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. There were no other material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in our 2025 10-K.
Overview
We are a global oncology company with a proprietary platform technology called Tumor Treating Fields ("TTFields"), which are electric fields that exert physical forces to kill cancer cells. Our therapy is delivered through a medical device. Our key priorities are to drive commercial adoption of Optune Gio ® , Optune Lua ® , and Optune Pax ® , our commercial TTFields therapy devices, obtain regulatory approval to market TTFields therapy devices in new indications, such as brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer ("NSCLC"), and to advance clinical and product development programs intended to extend overall survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer.
Optune Gio is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") under the Premarket Approval ("PMA") pathway for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma ("GBM") together with temozolomide, a chemotherapy drug, and for adult patients with GBM following confirmed recurrence after chemotherapy as monotherapy treatment. We also have a CE certificate to market Optune Gio for the treatment of GBM in the European Union ("EU"), as well as approval or local registration in the United Kingdom ("UK"), Japan, Canada and certain other countries.
Optune Lua is approved by the FDA under the PMA pathway for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic NSCLC concurrent with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors or docetaxel following progression on or after a platinum-based regimen. We also have a CE certificate to market Optune Lua concurrent with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors or docetaxel following progression on or after a platinum-based regimen for the treatment of metastatic NSCLC in the EU. In addition, we received regulatory approval in Japan for the use of Optune Lua for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced/recurrent NSCLC concurrent with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors following progression on or after a platinum-based regimen.
Optune Lua is also approved by the FDA under the Humanitarian Device Exemption ("HDE") pathway for the treatment of adult patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma or pleural mesothelioma (together, "MPM") together with standard chemotherapies. We have also have a CE certificate in the EU and approval or local registration to market Optune Lua for the treatment of MPM in certain other countries.
Optune Pax is approved by the FDA under the PMA pathway for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer concurrent with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel. We have submitted regulatory applications required to market Optune Pax in the EU and Japan.
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We market our Products in multiple countries around the globe with the majority of our revenues coming from the use of Optune Gio in the U.S., Germany, France and Japan. We are actively evaluating opportunities to expand access to Optune Gio, Optune Lua and Optune Pax in additional international markets.
We have established coverage policies with both public and private payers for the use of Optune Gio in our active markets. In March, we announced the approval of a national reimbursement coverage policy in Japan for the use of Optune Lua for the treatment of NSCLC. We are actively pursuing coverage policies with payers to expand access to Optune Lua and Optune Pax and in the meantime we will bill and seek reimbursement from payers on an individual case basis, as applicable.
In September 2025, we presented final data from the Phase 3 METIS clinical trial evaluating the use of TTFields therapy and best supportive care for the treatment of adult patients (n=298) with 1-10 brain metastases from NSCLC following stereotactic radiosurgery ("METIS") at the 2025 American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting. The METIS trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant improvement in time to intracranial progression for patients treated with TTFields therapy and supportive care compared to patients treated with supportive care alone. In December 2025, we submitted the final module of our PMA application with the FDA seeking approval for the use of TTFields therapy for the treatment of brain metastases from NSCLC under the brand name Optune Mya ® .
In March, we announced topline results from the Phase 2 PANOVA-4 clinical trial ("PANOVA-4") evaluating the use of TTFields therapy together with atezolizumab, gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (collectively, "systemic therapies") for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. PANOVA-4 met its pre-specified primary endpoint, achieving a statistically significant improvement in disease control rate (DCR) compared to the DCR reported in the Phase 3 MPACT study used as the historical control. Patients in PANOVA-4 achieved a DCR of 74% compared 48% in patients receiving gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel alone (N=431) in the MPACT trial (difference = 26.4%, 1-sided p-value < 0.001). Secondary endpoint analyses for overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR) were also completed, with PANOVA-4 patients exhibiting a median OS of 9.7 months and ORR of 34.6% (95% CI, 24.2% - 46.2%). Median duration of treatment with TTFields therapy was 25.6 weeks and six cycles of systemic therapies. TTFields therapy was well-tolerated and device related safety was consistent with prior clinical studies.
We believe the physical mechanisms of action behind TTFields therapy may be broadly applicable to solid tumor cancers. We have several ongoing clinical trials which further explore the use of TTFields therapy in these solid tumor cancers, including the Phase 3 TRIDENT and KEYNOTE D58 trials in GBM and the Phase 3 LUNAR-2 trial in NSCLC. We anticipate expanding our clinical pipeline over time to study the safety and efficacy of TTFields therapy for our existing and additional solid tumor indications and for use together with other cancer treatment modalities.
The table below presents the current status of the ongoing clinical trials in our pipeline and anticipated timing of data.
We are exploring options to modify our LUNAR-2 trial design with the goals of compressing the timeline to completion and significantly reducing costs. We anticipate engaging with regulators regarding potential protocol revisions in the coming months.
We have several product development programs underway that are designed to optimize the delivery of TTFields to the target tumor and enhance patient ease of use. Our intellectual property portfolio contains hundreds of issued patents and numerous patent applications pending worldwide. We believe we possess global commercialization rights to our Products in oncology and are well-positioned to extend those rights into the future as we continue to find innovative ways to improve our Products.
In 2018, we granted Zai Lab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Zai") a license to commercialize our Products in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan ("Greater China") under a License and Collaboration Agreement (the "Zai Agreement"). The Zai Agreement also establishes a development partnership intended to accelerate the development of TTFields
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therapy in multiple solid tumor cancer indications. For additional information, see Note 13 to the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
We view our operations and manage our business in one operating segment. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, our net revenues were $174.1 million. Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $71.1 million. As of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,361.5 million.
Impact of Current Events
Conflict in Israel
Since October 2023, the State of Israel has been in a state of war. As of the date of this filing, we believe that there is no immediate risk to our business facilities or operations. Our supply chain teams have increased stock levels to mitigate distribution and service risks from our suppliers in Israel, some of whom are single-source suppliers. Pursuant to our policy to seek and maintain second-source suppliers wherever possible, we are in the process of obtaining second-source suppliers outside of Israel when feasible; however we can provide no assurance that we will secure or maintain such suppliers on a timely basis. Where second-sources suppliers are not reasonably available, we maintain increased inventories to reduce risk. We do not believe the current escalation of hostilities with Iran will have an incremental impact.
Recent Changes to U.S. Tariff Rates
Throughout 2025 and 2026, the U.S. has increased or threatened to increase tariff rates on imported goods from numerous countries. The manufacturing of our Products and associated accessories is fully outsourced to third parties across multiple countries. In recent years, in anticipation of active patient growth and new indication launches, we began onboarding additional suppliers and/or supply nodes to increase the resilience of our network. As an example, we are in the final steps of adding production capacity in Mexico and Ireland. This also helps us provide optionality around supply routes to optimize our cost structure, including the emerging tariff landscape. Our current analysis of the global tariff environment leads us to believe there should not be a material impact to gross margins in the short-term and we are actively working to mitigate any potential impacts in the medium to long-term. We are also actively pursuing refunds of tariffs we paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") following the February 2026 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs. We believe that we are entitled to recovery of amounts paid; however we cannot be assured that we will be able to collect the full amount or when any recoveries will occur.
We anticipate continued volatility in the global tariff environment through 2026 and we cannot be assured that we will not ultimately be negatively impacted further by these changes.
Commentary on Results of Operations
Net revenues . Our revenues are primarily derived from patients using our Products in our active markets. We charge for treatment with our Products on a monthly basis. Our potential net revenues per patient are determined by our ability to secure payment, the monthly fee we collect and the number of months that the patient remains on therapy. In the case of a new indication launch such as Optune Lua, it can take time for us to generate the claims history needed for a reasonable estimate of collections that will enable us to recognize revenues upon billing without waiting for a final collection of the claim. Until that time, our revenue from NSCLC claims will be recognized in the period of cash collection.
We also recognize revenues pursuant to the Zai Agreement. For additional information regarding the Zai Agreement, see Note 13 to the annual Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2025 10-K.
Cost of revenues. We contract with third parties to manufacture our Products. Our cost of revenues is primarily comprised of the following:
• disposable arrays;
• depreciation expense for the field equipment, including the electric field generator used by patients;
• patient support and other personnel costs; and
• overhead costs, such as facilities, freight and depreciation of property, plant and equipment associated with managing our inventory, warehousing and order fulfillment functions.
Operating expenses. Our operating expenses consist of research, development and clinical studies, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses. Personnel costs are a significant component for each category
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of operating expenses and consist of wages, benefits and bonuses. Personnel costs also include share-based compensation.
Financial income (expenses), net . Financial income (expenses), net primarily consists of interest income from cash balances and short-term investments, credit facility interest expense and related debt issuance costs, and gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions. Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. We have historically held substantially all of our cash balances in U.S. dollar denominated accounts to minimize the risk of translational currency exposure.
Results of Operations
The following discussion provides an analysis of our results of operations and reasons for material changes therein for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The tables contained in this section report U.S. dollars in thousands (except share, patient, and prescription data). The following table sets forth our consolidated statements of operations data:
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025
Unaudited
Net revenues $ 174,055 $ 154,994
Cost of revenues 38,929 38,521
Gross profit 135,126 116,473
Operating costs and expenses:
Research, development and clinical studies 58,336 53,777
Sales and marketing 58,357 55,792
General and administrative 85,853 44,769
Total operating costs and expenses 202,546 154,338
Operating income (loss) (67,420) (37,865)
Financial income (expenses), net (1,838) 7,570
Income (loss) before income taxes (69,258) (30,295)
Income taxes 1,880 4,024
Net income (loss) $ (71,138) $ (34,319)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share $ (0.62) $ (0.31)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share 114,149,838 110,281,832
As a result of FDA approval of Optune Pax during the quarter, we incurred a non-cash general and administrative expense of approximately $43,406 related to 901,284 PSUs granted in March 2020 to an executive officer that were
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expensed for U.S. GAAP purposes, but not actually converted to Ordinary Shares and distributed to the executive officer. These PSUs are now cancelled.
The following table details the share-based compensation expense included in costs and expenses:
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025
Unaudited
Cost of revenues $ 599 $ 1,102
Research, development and clinical studies 4,026 6,201
Sales and marketing 4,297 8,517
General and administrative 54,087 13,732
Total share-based compensation expense $ 63,009 $ 29,552
Key performance indicators
We believe certain commercial operating statistics are useful to investors in evaluating our commercial business as they help our management team and investors evaluate and compare the adoption of our Products from period to period. The number of active patients on therapy is our principal revenue driver. An "active patient" is a patient who is receiving treatment under a commercial prescription order as of the measurement date, including patients who may be on a temporary break from treatment and who plan to resume treatment in less than 60 days.
The following table includes certain commercial operating statistics for and as of the end of the periods presented.
March 31,
2026 2025
Optune Gio Optune Lua Optune Pax Total Optune Gio Optune Lua Optune Pax Total
Active patients at period end
United States 2,250 106 83 2,439 2,157 74 — 2,231
International markets:
Germany 641 47 — 688 573 21 — 594
France 503 2 — 505 463 — — 463
Japan 535 6 — 541 445 — — 445
Other international 614 4 — 618 524 11 — 535
International markets - Total 2,293 59 — 2,352 2,005 32 — 2,037
4,543 165 83 4,791 4,162 106 — 4,268
Prescriptions are an indicator of new indication adoption during the first year of product launch. As such, we are no longer reporting new prescriptions received in indications which have been commercially available for more than
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one year (GBM, NSCLC, MPM). Prescriptions received for the treatment of pancreatic cancer will be provided for a one-year period following launch.
Three months ended March 31,
2026
Optune Pax
Prescriptions received in period (1)
United States 168
International markets:
Germany 1
France —
Japan —
Other international —
International markets - Total 1
169
(1) A "prescription received" is a commercial order for Optune Pax that is received from a physician certified to treat patients with our Products for a patient not previously on Optune Pax. Orders to renew or extend treatment are not included in this total.
Three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to three months ended March 31, 2025
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Net revenues $ 174,055 $ 154,994 12 %
Net revenues. Net revenues increased 12% to $174.1 million for the three months ending March 31, 2026 from $155.0 million for the same period in 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 the net revenue increase primarily resulted from $16.3 million in growth from international markets, driven by a $5.8 million increase in Germany from active patient growth and reimbursement improvements, a $5.0 million increase from continued growth in France, and a $3.7 million increase in other international markets due to active patient growth and the Optune Gio launch in Spain. In the quarter, there were $3.5 million in one-time revenue benefits included in the aforementioned international market increase consisting of $2.5 million from Germany related to approval rate increases and aged collections and $1.0 million in France related to performance improvements. The overall increase includes $5.6 million of exchange rate benefits. In addition, net revenue in the United States grew by $2.8 million due to active patient growth in both Optune Gio and Optune Lua. Recognized revenue from Optune Lua in the quarter was $3.0 million versus $1.5 million in the same period last year.
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Cost of revenues $ 38,929 $ 38,521 1 %
Cost of revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the increase in cost of revenues was primarily due to 12% growth in active patients mostly offset by $4.2 million lower costs of arrays mainly resulting from improved array utilization and lower supplier prices.
Excluding sales to Zai, cost of revenues per active patient per month was $2,530 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, a decrease of 9% from $2,794 for the same period in 2025, primarily due to the lower cost of arrays. Cost of revenues per active patient is calculated by dividing the cost of revenues for the quarter less equipment sales to Zai for the quarter by the average of the active patients at the end of the prior quarter and the ending active patients in the current quarter. This quarterly figure is then divided by three to estimate the monthly
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cost of revenues per active patient. Sales to Zai are deducted because they are sold at cost and in anticipation of future royalties from Zai, and Zai patient counts are not included in our active patient population. Cost of products sold to Zai totaled $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Gross margin was 78% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to 75% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The improvement in gross margin is primarily due to 12% active patient growth while limiting the increase in cost of revenues to only 1%. We expect that our gross margins will continue to be impacted by our launches in NSCLC and pancreatic cancer, as well as by the changing tariff landscape. We continue to focus on opportunities to increase efficiencies and scale within our supply chain. This includes evaluating new materials, manufacturers, and processes that could lead to lower costs.
Operating Expenses.
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Research, development and clinical studies $ 58,336 $ 53,777 8 %
Sales and marketing 58,357 55,792 5 %
General and administrative 85,853 44,769 92 %
Total operating expenses $ 202,546 $ 154,338 31 %
Research, development and clinical study expenses. Research, development and clinical study expenses increased 8% to $58.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $53.8 million for the same period in 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the change was primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in engineering costs mostly related to payroll increases, a $1.3 million increase in direct clinical expenses mostly related to the ramp up of our KEYNOTE D58 trial partially offset by the completion of other clinical trials, and a $0.8 million increase in regulatory affairs expenses. The increase was partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in share based compensation expenses. Total research and development expenses can fluctuate quarter-to-quarter dependent upon the amount of clinical research organization services delivered, clinical materials procured and the number of trials actively underway within a given quarter.
Sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased 5% to $58.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $55.8 million for the same period in 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the change was mainly driven by $5.4 million in sale and marketing efforts related to the Optune Pax launch in the United States and Optune Lua launch in Japan, partially offset by $4.2 million in lower share-based compensation expenses.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased 92% to $85.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 from $44.8 million for the same period in 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, these changes were primarily due to $40.4 million higher share-based compensation expenses, resulting primarily from approximately $43.4 million related to PSUs granted in March 2020 to an executive officer that were expensed according to U.S. GAAP as a result of the FDA approval of Optune Pax, but not distributed. Additionally, excluding share based compensation expenses, there was a $0.7 million increase in general and administrative expenses resulting from a $3.0 million increase in personnel expenses to support multiple launches partly offset by a one-time expense of $2.3 million recognized in the same period last year for the retirement of a production line.
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Financial income (expenses), net $ (1,838) $ 7,570 (124) %
Financial income (expenses), net. Financial income decreased by $ 9.4 million or 124% from $7.6 million in income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to an expense of $1.8 million for the same period in 2026, primarily due to a $7.1 million decrease in interest income on our investments driven by the repayment upon maturity in November 2025 of our 0% coupon convertible notes, $2.3 million of higher interest expenses related to
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our senior secured credit facility driven by our borrowing of Tranche B in September 2025 and $0.5 million of higher foreign currency exchange expenses, offset by $0.5 million of lower amortization expenses on our senior secured credit facility.
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Income taxes $ 1,880 $ 4,024 (53) %
Income taxes . Income taxes decreased 53% to $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $4.0 million for the same period in 2025. The change is driven primarily by a $1.2 million reduction due to intercompany interest income in Switzerland and Luxembourg and a $1.6 million increase in tax benefits from share-based compensation deductions in the period.
Non-GAAP financial measures
We also measure our performance using a non-GAAP measurement of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and shared-based compensation (“Adjusted EBITDA”). We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because it helps investors evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of earnings attributable to our capital structure, tax rate and material non-cash items, specifically share-based compensation.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as operating income before financial expenses and income taxes, net of depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation. The following table reconciles net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measure, to Adjusted EBITDA.
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 % Change
Net income (loss) $ (71,138) $ (34,319) 107 %
Add: Income tax 1,880 4,024 (53) %
Add: Financial expenses (income), net 1,838 (7,570) (124) %
Add: Depreciation and amortization 4,124 3,325 24 %
EBITDA $ (63,296) $ (34,540) 83 %
Add: Share-based compensation 63,009 29,552 113 %
Adjusted EBITDA $ (287) $ (4,988) (94) %
Adjusted EBITDA increased to a loss of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from a loss of $5.0 million for the same period in 2025. For three months ended March 31, 2026, the change in adjusted EBITDA was primarily driven by revenue growth partially offset by increasing costs for new indications. The revenue increase drove a $18.7 million increase in gross profit. The gross profit increase was partially offset by increased operating expenses, primarily due to our launches in pancreatic cancer and NSCLC. We intend to take actions that prioritize growth and maintain financial health and flexibility as we position our company for future profitability.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have incurred significant losses and cumulative negative cash flows from operations since our founding in 2000. As of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,361.5 million. To date, we have primarily financed our operations through the exercise of options, issuance and sale of equity and the proceeds from long-term loans.
At March 31, 2026, we had $432.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, a decrease of $15.7 million compared to $447.7 million at December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to net cash used in operations. We believe our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of March 31, 2026 are sufficient for our operations for at least the next 12 months based on our existing business plan and our ability to control the timing of significant expense commitments. We expect that our operating expenses will continue to increase over the next several years and may outpace our gross profit as we prepare to expand into additional indications beyond CNS and Lung. As a result, we may need to raise additional capital to fund our operations.
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The following summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated has been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report:
Three months ended March 31,
2026 2025 Change % Change
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ (13,517) $ (35,665) $ 22,148 (62) %
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 7,747 (6,472) 14,219 (220) %
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(166) 5,247 (5,413) (103) %
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (130) 227 (357) (157) %
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ (6,066) $ (36,663) $ 30,597 (83) %
Operating activities. Net cash used in or provided by operating activities represents our net income (loss) for the periods presented. Adjustments to net income (loss) for non-cash items include share-based compensation and depreciation, amortization and asset write-downs. Operating cash flows are also impacted by changes in working capital as a result of collections from trade receivables and payments of accounts payables and by changes in other long term assets and liabilities.
Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $22.1 million from $35.7 million net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $13.5 million net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This was primarily the result of an $11.3 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and a decrease of $9.4 million in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses.
Investing activities. Our investing activities consist primarily of investments in and redemptions of our short-term investments as well as investments in property and equipment.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $6.5 million used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The $7.7 million net cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily attributable to $12.9 million of net proceeds of short term investments offset by the purchase of $5.2 million of property and equipment. The $6.5 million net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily attributable to $4.1 million of net proceeds of short-term investments offset by the purchase of $10.6 million of property and equipment.
Financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $5.2 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The $0.2 million net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily attributable to $0.6 million of tax payments related to net settlements on equity awards offset by exercise of options. The $5.2 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was attributable to the the exercise of options under the Company's share option plan.
Senior Secured Term Loan Credit Facility
On May 1, 2024 Novocure Luxembourg S.a.r.l. ("Borrower"), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a five-year senior secured credit facility of up to $400.0 million (the "Facility") with BPCR Limited Partnership and BioPharma Credit Investments V (Master) LP (collectively, the "Lenders"), BioPharma Credit PLC, as collateral agent for the Lenders, and the guarantors party to such agreement (the "Loan Agreement"). The Facility could be drawn in up to four drawings. The Loan Agreement provides for an initial term loan in the principal amount of $100.0 million (the "Tranche A Loan"), which was funded to the Borrower on May 1, 2024 (the "Tranche A Funding Date"). Under the Loan Agreement, the Borrower was required to draw $100.0 million on the Facility on or before September 30, 2025 (the "Tranche B Loan"). Not later than December 31, 2025, the Borrower had the option to give notice of its intent to draw an additional $100.0 million of the Facility (the "Tranche C Loan"). In addition, not later than March 31, 2026, the Borrower had the option to to draw an additional $100.0 million of the Facility (the "Tranche D Loan"). As of March 31, 2026, we have borrowed the Tranche A Loan and the Tranche B Loan in the aggregate principal amount
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of $200.0 million. We did not give notice of our intent to borrow the Tranche C Loan. As a result, we no longer have the ability to borrow the Tranche C or Tranche D Loans.
The obligations under the Loan Agreement are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries and secured by a first lien on the Borrower's and certain of our other subsidiaries’ assets. Outstanding term loans under the Loan Agreement will bear interest at an annual rate equal to 6.25% plus the three-months SOFR (subject to a 3.25% floor), payable quarterly in arrears and calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed in a 360-day year. The Borrower paid 2.5% of additional consideration on each principal draw, with payment for the Tranche A Loan and the Tranche B Loan paid on the Tranche A Funding Date. Principal under the Facility will be repaid in eight equal quarterly repayments commencing with the third quarter of 2027 and continuing each quarter thereafter, with the final payment of outstanding principal due on the fifth anniversary of the Tranche A Funding Date. Voluntary prepayment of all, but not less than all, of the term loans outstanding is permitted at any time, subject to make-whole and prepayment premiums as set forth in the Loan Agreement. Prepayment of all term loans outstanding, subject to make-whole and prepayment premiums, is due and payable upon a change-in-control as defined in the Loan Agreement. Make-whole and prepayment premiums are due and payable for the Tranche B Loans for any voluntary prepayment of the term loans outstanding, upon a change-in-control (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and upon any acceleration of the maturity date, in each case regardless of whether the Tranche B Loan is drawn.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
There have been no material changes from the information disclosed in our 2025 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes from the information disclosed in our 2025 10-K.
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